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Lucas Maxwell - Editorial Expert
Originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, Lucas Maxwell grew up on Nintendo, comic books and Dungeons and Dragons. He has failed at many jobs throughout his life, including fisherman, door-to-door salesman and slaughterhouse droid.
As a librarian, he has been working with youth for over fifteen years and is passionate about promoting the freedom to read and providing safe and welcoming spaces for everyone.
In 2017 he was named the UK's School Librarian of the Year by the School Library Association. In 2022 he won the UK Literacy Association's Reading For Pleasure Champion Award. In 2024 he was awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for his services to libraries & education.
He is the winner of the 2024 Times - Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition. He is very proud to be a neurodivergent writer and very grateful to be adding his voice to the world of children's literature. He currently resides in the UK with his amazing family and the laziest chocolate lab in the world.
Alex Rider is fourteen years old and he’s just experienced a life-changing moment: his uncle has died and he knows the official story on how he perished is a lie. What he discovers is that his uncle was a secret agent and that he is now in danger.
Alex must now outsmart an elite band of terrorists if he’s going to save the country. Stormbreaker is a high-octane thriller that will play like a Bond film in your mind as you read it.
Provided with high-tech gadgets, Alex embarks on a mission that will push him ... View Full Review
Xavier Oak is a thirteen-year-old who’d rather be doing anything besides embarking on a summer trip with his father and pregnant stepmother. He’d much rather stay home with his brother and mother or play Dungeons and Dragons with Selena, the coolest girl around. Despite all of this, Xavier resigns himself to his fate and goes on the trip to the cottage by the lake.
The problem? When he wakes up on his second day at the cottage, the lake is…gone.
It’s like the cottage itself has been plucked ... View Full Review
Daisy has just turned eighteen, but is in no mood to celebrate. Her recent breakup with David has destroyed her first passion, the recorder. She is lost in a blur of low self esteem and depression.
When the summer ends and school starts, Daisy meets Flora, who has a unique energy and a love of music, specifically being an alto in the choir.
Despite the idea of David still lingering on the periphery of her mind, Daisy finds through Flora a path back to the recorder and her love of music. When a family scare deepens Daisy's anxiety and guilt, ... View Full Review
